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National evaluation of partnerships for older people projects: interim report on progress
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is an interim report of an ongoing evaluation of the national partnerships for older people programme. It is a statement of progress providing very early findings, lessons learned and key messages from the experience of the pilots to date.
The organisation, form and function of intermediate care services and systems in England: results from a national survey
- Authors:
- MARTIN Graham P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 15(2), March 2007, pp.146-154.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper reports the results of a postal survey of intermediate care coordinators (ICCs) on the organisation and delivery of intermediate care services for older people in England, conducted between November 2003 and May 2004. Questionnaires, which covered a range of issues with a variety of quantitative, tick-box and open-ended questions, were returned by 106 respondents, representing just over 35% of primary care trusts (PCTs). The authors discuss the role of ICCs, the integration of local systems of intermediate care provision, and the form, function and model of delivery of services described by respondents. Using descriptive and statistical analysis of the responses, they highlight in particular the relationship between provision of admission avoidance and supported discharge, the availability of 24-hour care, and the locations in which care is provided, and relate their findings to the emerging evidence base for intermediate care, guidance on implementation from central government, and debate in the literature. Whilst the expansion and integration of intermediate care appear to be continuing apace, much provision seems concentrated in supported discharge services rather than acute admission avoidance, and particularly in residential forms of post-acute intermediate care. Supported discharge services tend to be found in residential settings, while admission avoidance provision tends to be non-residential in nature. Twenty-four-hour care in non-residential settings is not available in several responding PCTs. These findings raise questions about the relationship between the implementation of intermediate care, and the evidence for and aims of the policy as part of National Health Service modernisation, and the extent to which intermediate care represents a genuinely novel approach to the care and rehabilitation of older people.
University-community partnerships in gerontological social work: building consensus around student learning
- Authors:
- ZENDELL Anna L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 50(1/2), 2007, pp.155-172.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Positive community-university relations are difficult to achieve, and creating successful partnerships requires a systematic approach and attention to developing trust, collaboration and a shared vision of potential. This article outlines a partnership forged between a state school of social work and community agencies in the surrounding area. The article demonstrates how schools of social work can collaborate with community agencies to provide a comprehensive and enriching educational experience for both student interns and participating agencies. Case examples are used to illustrate the benefits of these partnerships, as well as challenges partners overcame in forging and sustaining partnerships. Necessary components of partnership development are detailed.
The CITRA Pilot Studies Program: mentoring translational research
- Author:
- PIERCY Kathleen Walsh
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 47(6), December 2007, pp.845-850.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The authors report on an innovative pilot studies program to foster partnerships between university researchers and agencies serving older people in New York City. The traditional academic pilot studies model was adapted to include key features of community-based participatory research. In partnership with a network of 265 senior centres and service agencies, the authors built a multistep program to recruit and educate scientific investigators and agencies in the principles of community-based research and to fund research partnerships that fulfilled essential elements of research translation from university to community: scientific rigor, sensitivity to community needs, and applicability to frontline practice. They also developed an educational and monitoring infrastructure to support projects. Pilot studies programs developing community-based participatory research require an infrastructure that can supplement individual pilot investigator efforts with centralized resources to ensure proper implementation and dissemination of the research. The financial and time investment required to maintain programs such as those at the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging, or CITRA, may be a barrier to establishing similar programs.
Making sense of organizational change: voices of older volunteers
- Authors:
- LIE Mabel, BAINES Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 18(3), September 2007, pp.225-240.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
The role of voluntary and community sector organizations in the delivery of public services is increasing and these changes bring new responsibilities and benefits to organizations that have the capacity to participate. There are concerns within the sector about the implications for citizenship and participation. The sector is highly dependent on volunteers yet little is known about how organizational change in response to new relationships with the statutory sector impact upon the commitment and well-being of people who volunteer. This paper addresses that gap in knowledge for older volunteers. Drawing upon collaborative research with a voluntary organization in the north of England, the authors explore the meanings and aspirations of volunteering for older people, and explain how and why changes associated with closer engagement with public service delivery and less grant dependency can be disempowering for them.
National evaluation of partnerships for older people projects: interim report of progress: briefing paper: cost-effectiveness: measuring effects: emergency bed-day use
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is an interim report of an ongoing evaluation of the National POPP programme. It is a statement of progress providing very early findings, lessons learnt and key messages from the experience of the POPP pilots to date.
Voices of experience
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.11.07, 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article looks at the success of Knowsley Older People's Voice, a community engagement project set up by Knowsley Council and the local primary care trust.
Take the initiative
- Author:
- LLOYD Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.2.07, 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In 2006 three Neighbourhood Resource Centres in Greenwich received the national Public Private Finance Award for the best operational local government project. This article charts the success of the not-for-profit care company Ashley Homes in creating a consortium with the private sector to tender for the new specialist older care services. The article shows how the best elements of the private and voluntary sector were combined.
Towards a business case for LinkAge Plus
- Authors:
- WATT Peter, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 37p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Towards a Business Case for LinkAge Plus is the first report in an evaluation which aims to build an evidence base that supports the economic , as well as the social case for fully joined up /holistic services for older people. Through various initiatives local authorities and their partners in health and in the voluntary and community sector have sought to improve knowledge of and access to a wide range of services. This early report suggests that investing now to improve the quality of life and independence of older people can save health and social care costs in the long term. It is published alongside a presentation of interim findings from the evaluation which presents the views of key stakeholders interviewed in the first stage of field work on the development of LinkAge Plus in their area.
Home and hospital; hospice and palliative care: how the environment impacts the social work role
- Author:
- LAWSON Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, 3(2), November 2007, pp.3-17.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
Social workers play key roles within interdisciplinary hospice teams, which in the USA generally deliver care in the home, and in hospital-based oncology and palliative care teams. These different environments influence the role of the social worker, and the scope of care that is provided. This paper examines the similarities and differences between the two settings in the coordination of care and teamwork, and discusses collaboration between them in order to highlight opportunities for enhancing clinical social work skills and developing confidence in asserting social work expertise with colleagues from other disciplines. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).